Improvement in bale-tie fasteners



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Bale-Tie Fastener.

10.133303, I Patented Dec. 10,1872.

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UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT S. SAYBE, OF STILESBOROUGH, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE TlE FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,803, dated December10, 1872.

' ton and similar material; and it consists in a lever with a slottedswinging plate attached thereto, and in a detached slotted hook-plateconstructed and applied as hereinafter de-, scribed.

'Inthe accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a top view of the lever andswinging bar,

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same; Fig. 3 is a side view of the slottedhook; Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same; and Fig.5 represents the tiefastener as when in use or as applied to abale of cotton.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the lever, composed of wood B and I iron plates 0 0, connected byrivets or bolts D, as seen in the drawing. E is a forked swinging plate,of metal, with a slot, F, near its outer end, the forks being attachedto the plates 0 O, as seen at G G. H is the hookplate, with a slot, I,near its broad end and a hook, J at its other end. The parts describedare made of a size and strength suitable for the purpose for which theyare intended. The manner of applying vthem is shown in Fig. 5. Krepresents a bale of cotton. L is the band around the bale. M representsthe buckle or tie.

The slots F in the forked plate E and the slot I in the hook-plate H aredesigned to just slip onto the band when those plates are at about aright angle with the band, one on each end of the band, as represented.When thus attached to the band the lever A is raised or turned towardthe bale until the hookJ of the plate H will enter the hole N in thelever. The plate and lever are seen in this position, or connected, in'dotted lines. A hold is thus obtained upon each end of the band, as bothof the slots bite the band when the plates are turned from a right anglewith the halo. The lever is now brought down to the position seen indotted lines at 0. This draws the two ends of the band toward eachother, so that the end P of the band can be fastened to the buckle, theother end of the band being attached to the buckle before the band isput round the bale.

This fastening of the band is but the work of a few seconds of time,requiring but slight exertion much valuable time and hard labor areconsequently saved.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent--- l The lever A, with the slotted swinging plate Eattached thereto, and the slotted hook-plate H, all constructedsubstantially as and for the purposes described. 1

ROBERT STOKES SAYBE.

\Vitnesses:

J. J. CA HOUN, E. B. PREssLEY.

